Emerging and Innovative Trends in Psychiatry and Behavioral Health: Adult and Adolescent Topics

This symposium seeks to fulfill the need in practicing physicians, psychologists, nurse practitioners, and clinical social workers to increase knowledge and competence regarding advances in psychiatry and behavioral health. Topics will include: Identification of the changes in DSM-5 from DSM-IV-TR and explaining their rationale, and discussion of emerging trends and resources that are most likely to change the field including, but not limited to: treatment/diagnostic mobile applications, emerging therapies and devices, impactful psychotherapies, and diagnostic revisions. Notably, teaching techniques at the symposium will include a version of the new “flipped classroom” that many medical schools, Stanford included, are now embracing to optimize interactions with the faculty.

This national conference is designed to meet the specialty and subspecialty needs of internists, family practitioners, primary care physicians, neurologists, pediatricians, psychiatrists  (adult and child & adolescent), psychologists, nurse practitioners,  clinical social workers, and interested allied health professionals. 

• At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
• Evaluate the newest evidence-based treatments, protocols, and practice guidelines and implement in practice when appropriate for the following:
  • Early detection of autism spectrum disorders
  • Medication approaches in bipolar disorders
  • Evidence-based treatment of depressive disorders
  • Use of psychotherapies in eating disorders
  • Employment of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for insomnia protocol with sleep disorders
  • Implementation of VA/DoD guidelines for suicide prevention
• Analyze the latest, emerging strategies in:
  • Management of addiction and psychotic disorders
  • Detection of prodromal schizophrenia
  • Emerging use of technology (e.g., mobile apps, computer games, interventional technology) in patient care
  • New therapeutic and neuroscience approaches to stress management
• Assess how the change in DSM-5 criteria will influence the diagnosis and treatment of some disorders, including autism spectrum, bipolar disorder, depression, psychotic disorders, and sleep disorders
• Implement strategies to apply the DSM-5 criteria to make psychiatric diagnoses
   

Conference parking is available in Galvez lot (L-96) on Friday, October 2. The discounted conference parking rate is $8.00/day. One week before the conference, parking information will be emailed to all registered attendees. A parking code for the Galvez lot will be provided at that time. The parking code allows for an $8.00 conference rate. Parking is available in Galvez lot (L-96) on Saturday, October 3 at no charge.

Excellent family accommodations are available at a special conference rate of $289 (Thursday, October 1^st through Saturday, October 3^rd) at the Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel located within a five minute drive of the conference location.

The Marguerite, Stanford’s free weekday shuttle service, has a bus stop a short walk from the Sheraton. Please note the Marguerite shuttle does not run on weekends.

For reservations call 1 (800) 325-3535 or (650) 328-2800. Rooms will be guaranteed at the special rate until September 11, 2015 (subject to availability). Thereafter, the Sheraton will provide rooms on a space available basis and the group rate will no longer be guaranteed.

Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel
625 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94301